Strengthening consumer protection through increased insurer accountability for violations of the insurance code.

 S-1442.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5331

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Business, Financial Services & Trade (originally sponsored by Senators Cortes, Frame, Hasegawa, Kauffman, Lovelett, Lovick, Nobles, Orwall, Stanford, Trudeau, and C. Wilson; by request of Insurance Commissioner)

READ FIRST TIME 02/20/25.

AN ACT Relating to strengthening consumer protection through increased insurer accountability for violations of the insurance code; and amending RCW 48.02.080 and 48.05.185 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 48.02.080 and 2009 c 549 s 7005 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The commissioner may prosecute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any order made by him or her pursuant to any provision of this code.